Cable-railway crossing



(No Model.)

F. G. WEIR.

CABLE RAILWAY CROSSING.

Patented Feb. 19, 1889.

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FREDRIC (R \VEIR, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

CABLE-RAILWAY CROSSING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 398,202, dated February 19, 1889. Application filed May 24,1888. flerial No. 274,969. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FREDRIC (l. VEIR, of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton. and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cable-Railway Crossings, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a crossing-frog composed of the center'bearing and slot rails which provides means for crossing all ordinary street-car rails over the slot-rails oi. the cable road.

The object of my invention is to provide strong and durable means for cheaply constructing such a crossing, the various features I of the flanges of the car-whecfis, I provide of which will be set forth in the description of the flCCOnlPELHYlH g drawin gs, making a part of this specification, in which-- Figure 1 is a top plan view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a line on so 56, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a line on y, Fig. 1. Fig. & is a line on 2 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is an interior view, in elevation, of one of the slot-irons.

A B represent two slot-rails, which are made continuous, and secured to the bed of the road in the usual manner. Their top flanges and webs are gained or cut away at a a, Fig. 1, so as to allow the passage of the flange of the streetcar wheels.

C represents a center-bearing girder-rail. A side-bearing rail could be used as well as the center-bearing rail here shown. These rails are cut at the desired angles, so as to have the beveled edge fit against the inclined webs oi. the slot-rails. They are secured to these side rails by means of angle-plates 1, which are bent to fit, respectively, the under side of the flange B of the girder-rail and the webs of the slot-rails, to which they are secured by riveis 2 and 3. This strengthens and supports the top of the rails.

To more securely hold the base of the ails in position, I provide an angle-plate, 4, which is projected at the bottom to pass under the flange 5 of the girder-rail, as shown in Fig. 2, the upper angle of said brace being bent to fit the web of the slotrail, to which it is secured by rivets 6.

7 represents a rivet passing through one of the flanges of the girder-rail and through the brace-plate +1., thus firmly securing the slotrails to the girder-rails and holding them in position vertically and laterally.

The angle-plates 1 might be omitted and 1 still a good crossing secured.

In order to prevent the shank of the grip from being caught on the corners of the slotrails, which are gained to allow the passage guard-plates 8 on theunder side 01' the flanges 9, as shown in Fig. 4-, which plates serve as a guide to the shank of the grip, and prevent such shank catching on the corners formed by the gains or cut-away portions a of the.

slot-rails.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A crossing composed of the slot-rails A B, and the girder'rail C, beveled to fit said slot-rails, and secured to them by the brace plate 4 and the rivets 6 and '7, substantially as herein specified.

A crossing formed of slotrails A .B, and the girder-rail G, beveled to fit said slot-rails, and secured thereto by means of the braceplates 1 and 4:, bolted to the flange and web of said rails, substantially as specified.

3. In combination with the rails A B, having the gainso, the guide-plates S, secured to the under side of the flanges 9 of the rails A B, substantially as herein set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

FREDRIC EIR.

Witnesses:

ROBERT ZAHNER, J. WATsoN SIMs. 

